Why is the Strait of Hormuz important?
Iran has threatened to shut down this narrow seaway. Here's why that could be a big deal.
July 9, 2018
609
Politics
Is the Supreme Court's legitimacy undermined in a polarized age?
Democrats won the popular vote in six of the last seven presidential elections, but Republican presidents have appointed…
July 7, 2018
902
Poland's judicial purge another step toward authoritarian democracy
With its attempt to purge the country's courts of 40 percent of its judges, Poland's right-wing ruling party passed…
July 6, 2018
700
Sex and gender diversity is growing across the US
The percentage of trans adults has doubled in the last 10 years. Looking to human anatomy and physiology alone doesn't…
July 6, 2018
768
Support for refugees increases when refugees participate in integration programs
Scholars who study trust and cooperation designed a game to find out what it would take to get citizens to support refugees…
July 6, 2018
582
Busting 3 common myths about homelessness
Are most homeless mentally ill? Is it inevitable that a society will have homeless people? A researcher digs into the real…
July 5, 2018
680
Shelter design can help people recover from homelessness
Studies show that people's environments influence their mood. The same is true of homeless shelters, which can either…
July 5, 2018
1323
Anti-slavery heroes Charles Langston and Simeon Bushnell deserve pardons too, President Trump
Two men were convicted in 1859 of violating the Fugitive Slave Act. They had rescued a runaway slave from slave hunters…
July 5, 2018
579
Is gang activity on the rise? A movement to abolish gang databases makes it hard to tell
How city and state governments identify and keep records of suspected gang members can be problematic. Good data are essential…
July 5, 2018
634
Justice Kennedy's LGBTQ legacy may be short-lived
A legal scholar explains why Kennedy's opinions on same-sex relationship rest on fragile constitutional grounds.
July 3, 2018
595
Will Trump's Supreme Court justices show independence from him?
With Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement, President Trump will appoint a second justice to the Supreme Court. Will…
July 3, 2018
621
Americans are not as divided or conservative on immigration as you might think
Public opinion data on immigration show support across parties and ideologies on a key immigration issue over time.
July 3, 2018
562
Mexico elects a leftist president who welcomes migrants
Leftist Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a former Mexico City mayor and career outsider, won Mexico's July 1 presidential…
July 2, 2018
919
When some police feel misunderstood, it can impact their performance
Scholarship in organizational psychology has shown that when employee morale is low, it can result in poorer performance.…
July 2, 2018
630
Mexico's next president likely to defy Trump on immigration
Mexico elects a new president on July 1. Frontrunner Andrés Manuel López Obrador says Trump's immigration policy is…
June 29, 2018
883
Why are Democratic voters more approving of compromise than Republicans?
Compromise is necessary for government to function. But citizens see compromise differently. Democrats like it more than…
June 29, 2018
591
Trump's choice to replace Justice Kennedy will likely be a white man, like his other court nominees
Appointing judges to lifetime terms can be among a president’s longest lasting legacies. The overwhelming majority of…
June 29, 2018
600
US turned away thousands of Haitian asylum-seekers and detained hundreds more in the 90s
When thousands fled violence in Haiti, the US military set up a refugee camp at Guantanamo. Most were sent back to Haiti,…
June 28, 2018
556
Janus decision extends First Amendment 'right of silence'
The Supreme Court's Janus ruling extends strong protection to the First Amendment 'right of silence' and continues…
June 27, 2018
611
Supreme Court hands victory to pro-life crisis pregnancy centers
The Supreme Court struck down a California law requiring faith-based crisis pregnancy centers to post signs with information…
June 27, 2018
563